The Local Issue 95 April 10, 2017

April 10, 2017 Issue 95 The life of Lily Langham

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April 10, 2017 Issue 95 The life of Lily Langham

distant than seemingly knockabout rural Basalt and the chic runway of Sydney Fashion Week and glossy pages of Vogue magazine. Lily Langham bestrides both, and much more, including refining her surname. Read her story by journalist Kevin Childs on page 11.

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Restoration project for Wombat Hill cannon

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HE wooden mounting of the 1861 cannon at Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens is the oldest in Australia.

Cannon researcher Peter Webster travelled from Sydney, at his own expense, to start a restoration project on the cannon, which has been at its site next to the tower carpark since between 1905 and 1910.

He hopes that either Hepburn Shire Council, who he worked with last week, or a volunteer group, will take on his work in restoring and protecting the precious piece of history.

“I am a cannon researcher trying to document all the surviving wooden carriage types around the country and they are getting quite rare.

“We don’t appreciate these things, they are tucked away, and unfortunately time takes its toll and then it all becomes too hard. I keep prodding at various institutions to do something about them before we lose them.

“What is special about this one, and why I am particularly targeting it, is that its serial number shows that the mounting is not just the oldest in Victoria but the oldest in Australia.”

Mr Webster said over four days he was sanding back some of the bad paint work so it would be possible to give the wood a coat of linseed oil to protect it. It is also a chance to see if there is any major hidden rot.

He said it would also be a starting point for locals, whether council or volunteers, to come and “carry on and finish this work bit by bit”.

“It will take a bit of time but we will get through the project and preserve it. The mounting is 156 years old and it would be nice to think it could last another 100 or more.”

Mr Webster said along with having the oldest wooden mounting the cannon was also one of the furthest inland for its size.

Both the one-tonne mounting and almost five-tonne gun came from Britain with the gun cast at Low Moor Ironworks in Yorkshire before being taken to the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich in London to be proofed and accepted into army service. The mounting was made at the Royal Carriage Department, part of the Royal Arsenal.

Mr Webster said the guns were brought out to Australia to protect defences around Port Phillip Bay in the mid-1860s. But by the late 1890s it became obvious they were becoming obsolete and after federation, between 1901 and 1910 the new federal government decided to distribute them around the country.

“They started disposing of them one by one and then there was a rush from councils and shires who put their hands up and said ‘we would like something for the beautification of our gardens’.”

Asked the worth of the cannon, Mr Webster just says “priceless”.

“I would like to see it in a museum, however if people with goodwill and intention do work on it and place a cover over it, I would see that as a positive. It can stay in the local community – if they look after it.”

Mr Webster said he was happy to offer advice and anyone who wanted to get involved should contact the council in the first instance.

“They have my contact details or just look me up in the phone book.”

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“It will take a bit of time but we will get through the project and preserve it. The mounting is 156 years old and it would be nice to think it could last another 100 or more.”

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Inspired by the vagaries of life, people and the way we are

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HRIS Rowe grew up in the Western District in an extended family household, where music and the visual arts featured and clearly influenced her life’s direction. After schooling she moved to Melbourne, developed a career in nursing, adding in her artistic career a few years later. It was a real challenge combining the two disparate disciplines; thankfully her plan to be a full-time artist eventually came true. She chatted with Donna Kelly.

Donna: When did you know you were an artist?

Chris: A really interesting question and not something easily defined. As a child, I was always creative, making mud pies, drawing and painting; but “a real job” took precedence for several years. When I began exhibiting, selling artworks and later attained my BA Fine Arts, my pathway as an artist was sealed.

Donna: Why mixed media?

Chris: I find constructing the works using a variety of media more challenging technically and artistically. It changes the surface and structure of the work more so than a straight painting or drawing, thereby adding new and stimulating elements to the plane.

Donna: What inspires you?

Chris: The vagaries of life, people, and the way we are and where we live.

Donna: What does your work mean to you?

Chris: My need to create is overwhelming, which is how my work often affects me, overwhelming and exhausting. I am intuitively expressing a personal response to real or imagined places or situations. The works evolve and dictate the direction they will eventually form, germinating over many months and years.

Donna: What do you think your work means to others?

Chris: Those who relate to my work will have their own views informed by their own experiences and perceptions. I hope my works are the visual for the viewers to create their own story, it’s not my story.

Donna: Can anyone be an artist or is it inherent?

Chris: The inherent element is important but the dogged desire and determination more so. You have to be able to develop the skills, roll with the punches and keep going.

Donna: What’s your Central Highlands story?

Chris: Moving from Melbourne we settled in Lyonville by default, I needed a bigger studio, and just love it here. The first Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Open Studios in 2012 was a catalyst for so many artistic opportunities, great experiences and friendships in the area. I feel privileged to be a part of the programme since the beginning.

Donna: And finally, where can we see your work?

Chris: You can see my work during DMROS from April 29 to May 14 in the Group Show at The Convent, in my studio during the program and in Hamilton at Elizabeth Arthur Fine Art Gallery.

"The inherent element is important but the dogged desire and determination more so. You have to be able to develop the skills, roll with the punches and keep going."

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Defiance Tunnel last chance for mining history Tunnel entrance

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HREE long-term Daylesford residents are working to stop the sale of a block of land above the Defiance Tunnel – and create a gold mining tourist precinct instead.

John Lewis, far right in picture, in a submission to Hepburn Shire Council last year, said the council-owned land at 1 Bleakley Street, had great potential as a place to commemorate the town’s gold mining heritage.

“The site has significant historical value as it contains the adit (tunnel entrance) of the Defiance Tunnel (also known as Wombat Tunnel from previous workings) that extends for the full distance under Wombat Hill emerging at a shaft opposite the railway station in the paddock at the south west corner of Wombat Park Estate.

“The site is virtually the gateway to the lake precinct and has great potential for an imaginative tunnel (uncovered or otherwise identified), its mullock heap (which is one of the few remaining intact and so accessible to visitors) and any other mining relics buried under the mass of weeds and undergrowth on the two allotments to the west of the site such as machinery footprints.”

Mr Lewis, along with Russ Jenkin and Jack Walker, showed The Local the site of the entrance to the tunnel, covered by blackberries. The mullock heap itself was incredible as you did not realise you were on one until you reached the top and it was less than a couple of metres across with sheer sides.

Mr Lewis said the Defiance Tunnel, named after one of the many mining companies in the region, was about three kilometres long and high enough to accommodate horse and cart. He said it started off with very old workings from the 1800s with a Mining Surveyor’s report at the time of June 1864 saying “Deep sinking in and around Daylesford monopolising greater attention - Haphazard, Homeward Bound, Union, Wombat, Defiance, and White Star companies are paying handsome dividends”.

“It came about because they wanted to get into the Defiance Paddock and break into the original workings in Stanbridge’s block opposite the railway station.”

Mr Lewis said the land to be sold could be part of a commemoration of the mining history that sustained Daylesford for three quarters of a century and be integrated into the Lake Daylesford Reserve and provide a walkway onto the main street, King Street.

Mr Jenkin, pictured centre, said the land was the only opportunity left in the town to develop something meaningful about the town’s gold mining history.

“It’s the only relic that’s left that’s redeemable.”

Mr Walker, pictured far left, said three generations of his family worked in the mine at various times with his grandfather the last manager during the 1930s.

“I am also interested in seeing that we’ve got something to say ‘Hey, we were a mining town’. Tourism is good, mineral water is good but really this town started on gold.”

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Daylesford's goldmining history

In August 1851, squatter James Egan found 3 pennyweights of gold (4.5 grams) near the later site of the Concordia mine, which is near the back of the present day Daylesford Secondary College. The town’s gold mining history from that point is laid out in a webpage put up by Likely Prospects.

“From here they found richer gold at what was soon to be known as Wombat Flat. This is now the site of Lake Daylesford. Although they found gold everywhere in this area, and several parties were working there, it was not very rich. The gold here attracted plenty of attention but was not rich enough to start a rush.

"Later rich gold was found overlooking Wombat Flat on what is now Argus Hill and Cornish Hill. Rich mines were to operate on these hills for many years into the 1920s. A landfill opposite the BP service station covers the adit of the Wombat Hill Company mine. Wombat Hill (the Botanic Gardens) is a volcano. Under this hill are leads (buried creeks). The Wombat Hill Company Tunnel followed one of these from Lake Daylesford and hit a rock wall they thought to be a buried waterfall. They ended up going around it, then realised it was the solidified volcanic vent. This tunnel went right under Wombat Hill and joined a mine (Royal Oak) in what is now the Tourist Railway car park. Water from this mine can be seen flowing under the Lake Daylesford circuit-walking track, below the mine site. There was a large water wheel located nearby.

"This mine runs right under Wombat Hill and has links with the mines on Argus and Cornish hills. It also links with another mine that runs across Daylesford's main street under the old Rex Cinema site and up Wombat Hill near the police station.

There was a mine in the car park of the Tourist Railway that was also connected to this underground maze.

"Some of the names of individual gold areas can fire the imagination. Brandy Hot and Butterfly Gullies. Linger and Die Gully along with Christmas Gully, which for irony is located near Humbug Gully. Keep It Dark Gully and Don’t Wake Em Gully."

Hepburn Shire Council was approached for comment but did not reply before press time.

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Indoor aquatic centre mooted for Daylesford

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The association is seeking further community input.

A survey is being launched to open a dialogue with the community to gauge the level of interest in a Daylesford indoor aquatic centre, and the facilities, activities and preferred location for such a centre. Membership in the DIAC association is open to members of the community.

They have formed the Daylesford Indoor Aquatic They plan a series of public meetings and an election of Centre Association and elected an interim steering office-bearers within 12 months. committee with chair Mark Rak. The Community Feedback Survey is available “A recent community forum conducted through through the DIAC Facebook page and the website at the Daylesford District Community Bank expressed www.diac.com.au great interest in a heated indoor aquatic centre – with Hard copies of the survey are available at the potential facilities to include a public gymnasium, Daylesford District Community Bank, Vincent Street, hydrotherapy facility as well as swim facilities supporting Daylesford and at the Springs Medical Centre. fitness, Learn to Swim and other water sports.

The survey closes on April 30 and results will be "While the local swimming pool is passionately published on the website soon after. supported by many members of the community, the Hepburn Shire Birch Ward councillor Kate Redwood association has secured a significant funding pledge from said for many years a year-round heated pool had been the community bank to support the development of high on the wishlist of Daylesford residents. year-round swim facilities.”

S THE weather heads towards the cooler months, a small group of committed individuals has been exploring whether it’s time for a year-round Daylesford indoor aquatic centre.

"Or should I say, two pools, because there is a group of dedicated lap swimmers and a group who need ready access to a hydrotherapy pool.

"You need both because they are at different water temperatures. My personal view is that Hepburn Health could take a lead role and link the pools to its policy for promotion of good health in the community. I commend the DIAC group for taking the initiative.

Who knows what we might be able to do."

"I commend the DIAC group for taking the initiative. Who knows what we might be able to do."

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Trying life in a proper hellish place

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No answer was forthcoming.

Vicki found that sometimes she had to ask customers to repeat their order. When she understood them she found they were content with their lot. “They think that where they are and what they do is completely satisfying. None of them want to go and live anywhere else, and this gives them a kind of resilience, a sense of place.”

Then it turns out she knows an acquaintance of his in Creswick. Of course.

Most people in Wensleydale are descended from just six family names, requiring Welcome to the world of Victoria Wells, known as Vicki, who went from running the Trentham Neighbourhood Centre to spending a year in a village of 250 Yorkshire care so that a customer’s tab was not entered under the name of a cousin or brother.

These drinkers sat down to Yorkshire pudding the size of a big bowl. Within folk, working part-time at one of the three pubs. the dish were sausage and gravy or pheasant casserole. They ate Yorkshire ham, Her 91-year-old mother-in-law needed help so Vicki, husband Henry and which is not ham but oven-baked pork served cold. The pub served as a spot where 10-year-old son Charlie got over there. Being a go-getter Vicki asked, by email, for a drinkers could drop off a book, a CD or DVD for a friend. But although it’s a firmly job and got it.

There she stood in a tiny bar pulling pints of the locally brewed Theakston's while established social hub, her mother-in-law did not enter once until she went with her art group at the age of 90. Her late husband disapproved. Funerals were held in the trying to understand when drinkers said “Hellish!” whether their day had been good pub. She remembers one funeral being so packed it was impossible to get out of the or bad. There it may mean either. bar to collect glasses. Tourists come to the village because of its fame as the fictional “How was the day?” a local would also ask. “Proper!” was the reply.

Darrowby in the BBC TV series All Creatures Great and Small.

All the weird and wonderful ways of village life were recorded in a blog, Two other pubs face each other. One, the Kings Arms, was The Drover’s Arms in 12monthsofwonder.wordpress.com, which grew to 60,000 words and has found its the TV series. In a case of life imitating art, Cringley House, which doubled as the way to a publisher who may print Vicki’s book. Called Hellish! - Life in a Yorkshire exterior of Skeldale House in the series, is a bed and breakfast place which now takes Village. Of course.

The locals, she says, are different. “They’re not just English, they’re Yorkshire, but its name from the show.

Besides being remote, Yorkshire is sparsely populated, with some desolate spots. not just Yorkshire but Wensleydale.” (The cheese is made nearby). She found them But Vicki found great joy in getting two buses every Thursday to a free concert by very straightforward but seemingly insular, not a trait they would recognise. some outstanding musicians in the glorious Ripon Cathedral. On one bus, she met So, when it came to Brexit they were all for it. Yorkshire produced the largest a woman who for years had been going weekly to Ripon Market but never to the vote for leaving the European Union. “They don’t believe they need people from the cathedral until Vicki enthused her. outside.” She detected a fear of a cultural change, a myopic view.

Now Vicki's home she's not putting her feet up. She's begun an on-line course When a drinker brought this up she asked, “What culture? The one that the with the aim of becoming a bibliotherapist (a therapy that involves the reading of Vikings, Saxons or Romans brought?”. (The village is mentioned in the Domesday book as Ascric, but its name today, Askrigg, is from Old Norse, being a combination specific texts with the purpose of healing). Of course. of askr {ash tree} and hryggr {ridge}, meaning the ridge where ash trees grew and Words: Kevin Childs | Image of Vicki - Kyle Barnes showing the existence of Viking settlers.)

N AUSSIE walks into a bar. The barmaid recognises his accent, which is not hard in a remote English village. “Where are you from?” she asks. “Australia.” “Whereabouts?” “Victoria.” Where?” “Creswick.”

“I live in Woodend,” says the barmaid.

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Just sayin’...

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Pick me, pick me...

OOD grief. Political correctness has hit fairy tales. Apparently Victoria's state schools have introduced a "respectful relationships" program which is about addressing gender-based violence. As part of that, children are being taught to think about the role gender plays in fairy tales like Cinderella or Rapunzel.

Anyway, apart from disbelief, it got me thinking about how my own fairy tale world would be. Insert gentle music here as we segue into a thought bubble - with a unicorn galloping through it...

It would be a place where residents happily pay rates - because their roads are pothole-free and their rubbish is collected. The council would also offer free green waste at the tip because it means less fire risk and encourages residents to tidy up more regularly.

It would be a place where the council sees the need for entertainment venues like cinemas and never argues the toss. The council would also jump at the chance of a revamp of its iconic bathhouse but insist that it remained a place for hydrotherapy for its residents. As well, the council, very early on, would realise that in a cold climate a heated swimming pool is a wonderful way to keep its residents fit throughout autumn, winter and spring - and pops one in with no fuss - and keeps the toddlers' pool too.

It would be a place where the residents realise they share this magical part of the world with plenty of fauna and they drive to road conditions, not signs. And they realise that for some strange reason ducks, especially mums with ducklings in tow, love the roadside verge. So they watch out for them rather than just barrel through.

It would be a world where Facebook is used for good not evil and nobody gets carried away and everyone realises that other people may be just having a bad day. And they share supportive ideas rather than calling other people "idiots" or being surprised they have been banned from pages because they have used language they would not use in the real world.

It would be a place where the postal system realises we are just an hour away from Melbourne and post would arrive in a day or two rather than a week or two. And no local post would be sent from my fairy tale world to a sorting department over 100 kilometres away and then sent back for delivery.

It would be a place where the telecommunications people would place mobile phone towers on hills where they would provide the best service, to the most people. And they would also actually talk to the people rolling out the NBN just in case they could help each other.

It would be a place where the government would say 'You're both adults and you're in love - sure you can get married - if you want!'.

And loads more.

It would be a place called La La Land. No, it's Moonlight? Just sayin'...

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Soothing community fears over planned burn offs

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ORE community meetings will be held to try to soothe fears about dangers of a planned massive burn off.

This follows criticism of a burn off that broke eight control lines into 70 hectares of private and public land at Lancefield-Cobaw Croziers Track two years ago.

Now the idea is to burn 507 hectares, five kilometres north of Daylesford at Basalt. This fire will be run by Forest Fire Management Victoria, which includes staff from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Parks Victoria, VicForests and Melbourne Water.

About 20 residents went to a recent burn forum run by Forest Fire Management and which included the CFA and Hepburn Shire. Forest Fire Management Midlands district manager Jasmine Filmer responded to questions from The Local, saying the planned burn “is based on a risk-based strategy which aims to reduce bushfire risk to our priority communities”.

This strategy combines the best available information from the Victorian Fire Risk Register and a bushfire simulation model with local knowledge and expertise, and the community’s past bushfire experience.

The aim is to reduce the intensity of wildfires, making it easier for crews to bring them under control. “This is done primarily by reducing fine fuels by either burning at low intensity, or mechanical treatment including slashing or mulching.”

Asked about dangers to rare creatures and ancient trees, she said that before a burn biodiversity experts prescribe measures aimed at protecting “environmental and cultural values identified in a particular area, such as powerful owls or brush-tailed phascogale”.

Significant trees needing protection were noted and work done to protect them before and during the fire.

Ms Filmer does not believe goldmines increase bushfire risk. “The Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources is the responsible agency for licensing goldmining operations. Licence conditions include management of fire risk within the licence area.”

Wombat Forestcare says that increasingly the fire risk is greater after a burn because of the lighter, more combustible material left behind Asked about this and whether modelling would change as a result of community comments at the meeting, Ms Filmer said: “Our planned burning approach, including how we use Phoenix rapid-fire modelling, is always influenced by community input from forums such as that held at Daylesford – the local knowledge of the Wombat Forest area and understanding what is important provides valuable input into decision making about bushfire management all year 'round.”

She said community comment led to last year’s decision to mechanically reduce the bushfire load at the southern end of Doctors Gully in the Hepburn Regional Park. “The community told us that the gully had significant cultural and natural values that we needed to maintain, and expressed concern that should we undertake planned burning; the resultant smoke could have a major impact on tourism.”

A report by the Inspector-General for Emergency Management on the 2015 burn said it led to DELWP changing its methods. The Inspector-General must now promptly investigate breaches of control lines by a planned burn.

The report found that in two of the planned burns that led to breaches of control lines, DELWP did not ensure sufficient preparation of the planned burn area, including control lines, hazardous trees, bark hazards and navigational markers.

In six of the planned burns DELWP had problems with use of correct equipment for the conduct of the burn.

And its lack of availability for some planned burns hindered efforts to light a number of fires.

In three of the planned burns that breached control lines, DELWP’s monitoring and patrolling was ineffective because it did not detect breakaways or “spot overs” before they developed into breaches.

“Without adequate monitoring and patrolling of planned burns, DELWP is less likely to identify and efficiently suppress breakaways or spot overs,” the report warns. “Monitoring and patrolling is a vital step in DELWP’s risk mitigation, if for example, weather is poorer than forecast, or pre-burn preparation is insufficient.”

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Emma closing down but going out giving

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MMA Taylor is closing down Moss & Burrows – but she is going out giving.

Emma opened the Daylesford store four years ago after arriving in the town with her husband Nigel and son Casper from Fremantle.

Nigel had been working away from home, Emma had been working in child protection and they both felt like it was time for something different.

“I always wanted to open a shop, and it happened very quickly. We have built this space up over four years, evolved and added a coffee bar. It was also an opportunity to meet everyone in town and we met amazing people. And Nigel started an apprenticeship about 18 months ago.

“But now I realise that I have had a really amazing opportunity but it’s time to be home on the weekends and share the parenting and spend time as a family.”

So, Emma made the decision to close the doors and then, after chatting with TOMS shoes and accessories manager John Elliot, to go out with a bang.

That bang will be on Saturday, April 22 from 6pm to 9pm when a host of people will come together for “a massive giving party”.

Firstly, TOMS, which has a motto of One for One, will continue to give a pair of shoes to a child in need in return for every purchase of its shoes. They will also fund a person for sight restoration for every pair of sunglasses bought and provide a safe birthing kit for every bag sold. And that’s been going on for some time at Moss & Burrows. So far the store has given 164 pairs of shoes, nine safe birthing kits and 59 sight restorations.

In addition, the night will include five artists who will paint the soles of the shoes (if wanted), music, a silent auction, food and drink.

Emma will donate five per cent of all profits to the customer’s choice of either the Daylesford Community Cinema or the palliative care unit at the Daylesford Hospital through Kim Barter’s charity. The winners of the silent auction bids will also be able to choose which organisation receives 100 per cent of their winning bids.

“It is an opportunity to go out with a big bang and go out giving. I am not going anywhere but I also want to say thank you and goodbye.

“This would never have happened without the insight of John Elliot at TOMS, an amazing man and it’s such a positive way to close the business. An event like this takes a village and the response from the community has been incredible. It’s like a pay it forward thing, a movement. It has really shone a light on what this community can do. And I realise now that the best thing we ever did was moving here.”

Representative Ash Thorpe said TOMS, an American company, started just over 10 years ago and in that first year it gave away 10,000 pairs of shoes. The company last year started giving in Australia pairing with Save the Children.

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From left, Ash Thorpe, Emma Taylor and Sally, who will continue her hairdressing business at the rear of the premises. Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

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For Lily, the ring forms a complete circle

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EW worlds could be more distant than seemingly knockabout rural Basalt and the chic runway of Sydney Fashion Week and glossy pages of Vogue magazine.

Lily Langham bestrides both, and much more, including refining her surname.

She sits in her studio, a restored ancient former dairy of stone and mud, three collies nearby, two chooks about to check in and a scrubwren’s nest above.

Earrings, brooches and pendants show her passion and skill, yet she refuses to call herself a jeweller, instead preferring to be known as a metalsmith doing jewellery. It was this jewellery that drew the eyes of the fashionistas and led to her making a range of brass crystal jewellery and a sterling silver tribal necklace for the season’s launch and Vogue’s selection.

The youngest of seven children, Lily grew up in Glenlyon in one of the first buildings, dating from 1870, that was either a pub or wine saloon, to which her family moved to escape the petrol fumes of South Yarra. Her schooling seems idyllic, studying by distance education in a garden which was the life’s work of her “amazing” horticulturist mother, Jenny Corr. “She taught me the love of plants and the appreciation for growing and living things,” says Lily.

“While I was doing distance ed I used to go every Friday with my lovely friend from next door, Susan Johnston, to sculpt glass with another great friend and amazing sculptor, Ron Cattanach from Glenlyon. Just for me, like a tutor. In the Wombat Forest. He taught me about sculptural forms and using my hands.”

She finished years 11 and 12 at Swinburne, studied metal engineering at Box Hill TAFE and undertook a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree at Ballarat. Lily remembers making sculptures when seven or eight. About a year later she entered the Swiss & Italian Festa competition. Her entry was an Aboriginal bark canoe on the Loddon River. “I got the idea you could create things and display them and people would come and see them.”

This idea was coupled with inspiration from meeting the distinguished Yandoit sculptor Russell Petherbridge. “He put a seed in my head,” says the 35-year-old.

She remembers when 12 seeing Petherbridge’s winning sculpture in this competition, which as she recalls, shows a wombat bearing the Wombat Forest on its shoulder. “I wonder where it is now?”

Her chief early influences, however, came through exposure to art when young through friends and relatives who were artists and sculptors and especially her father, the artist and fabric designer Peter Stripes, best known as Stripey. He printed his work at the old McCain’s spud factory in East St, Daylesford, and, says Lily, was “ always doing something creative”. Inspiration also came from her uncle, Glenlyon sculptor Paul Mason, and Yandoit blacksmith Andrew Kimpton.

Nearby are the remains of a stone schoolmaster’s house destroyed by fire long ago.

Just three chimneys remain of this building, which stands on property long held by the family of her husband Rodney Baker, who’s an expert at both felling dangerous trees and earthmoving. He was the beneficiary of enormous community support in his successful fight against the cancer Hodgkin lymphoma.

Beyond is a thriving fruit and veggie garden. Lily is designing and implementing two acres in grassland prairie, planting thousands of ornamental grasses. “I bring these elements together in my work,” she says. “To me, making jewellery is a vessel in which I collect and capture moments and feelings.”

Three little sterling silver boxes contain gold leaf and kingfisher feathers. She found the dead bird on the road and put it on an ants’ nest to clean it. A tiny bone she found on a beach when aged 18 became an art object with gold and silver chains. Earrings have a woman clinging to a tree. Lily’s logo is a little girl on a galloping dog, which seems to fit her life with Rodney and their sons Oscar, 6, and Max, 9.

Her ancestry is marked by the terrifying events of Jewish people fleeing Nazis. Her father’s mother made it out of Austria to England, where she met her future husband.

Her name was Luchmann, which Lily adapted to Langham. All other Luchmanns were killed. One of her grandmother’s last acts before getting across a soon-to-beclosed border was to throw a family heirloom, a sapphire and diamond ring, into the (muddy, not blue) Danube so the Nazis would never get it. Her other grandmother also narrowly escaped Austria only to be murdered by Germans, as was her husband in France.

As the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II approaches this September, such events may seem ancient history. Yet, like a ring thrown into a river, they remain sharp and form a symmetry through the creations of yet more rings, objects of beauty and memory.

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ESTATE PLANNING InFocus

In this column, Robertson Hyetts’ Trent McGregor will talk all things estate planning. Today is part 2 of a 2 part series on Powers of Attorney.

Last week, we briefly looked at Enduring Powers of Attorney.

This week, I will answer the most commonly-asked questions regarding Powers of Attorney.

member, a trusted professional, a trustee company, a friend, or some combination of these people.

What’s a General Power of Attorney? This document allows someone to make decisions on your behalf, but only if you have the ability to understand the document – which is known as ‘having capacity’. It’s not as useful as an Enduring Power of Attorney.

I’ve made a Will. Why do I need a Power of Attorney? A Will is only operative after your death, whereas a Power of Attorney is My mum/dad/significant other is losing capacity, and operative during your lifetime. There’s no overlap, and they perform needs an Enduring Power of Attorney. Can you draw it up? different functions.

I can – but I need to meet the person who is giving the Power of Attorney, because they need to give instructions, show that I’m too young to make a Power of Attorney. That’s just for they understand the document, and sign it. If that person has old people! Incorrect. That’s like saying that you don’t need car lost capacity, then they can’t sign their Power of Attorney, and insurance because you never intend to have an accident! We you will need to apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative don’t know what is in store for us tomorrow, so it’s better to have Tribunal for an order to be made allowing you to act. It’s a more everything in place today. difficult process, and once you are appointed, there are onerous, and ongoing, reporting requirements.

I have an Enduring Power of Attorney – how do I make sure my Attorneys do what I want? The law requires that anyone What’s a Living Will? Different states in Australia have different acting as your Attorney must do so in your best interests. In legislation for Powers of Attorney. In Victoria, we can prepare a addition, the Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to include set of instructions to someone acting as our Medical Treatment your own restrictions and safeguards. For example, you might Power of Attorney (but these instructions aren’t binding). Other like to have two or more people act together, or limit your Attorney from being able to deal with certain assets, or require them to take states are different, and allow people to prepare binding wishes in the form of a Living Will (Queensland) or an Advanced Care certain factors into account when making decisions. There are severe penalties for anyone who fails to act properly as an Attorney. Directive (New South Wales).

My kids don’t get along. Who should I appoint? There’s no restriction on who you can appoint. You can appoint a family

Victoria may have binding Advanced Care Directives soon – a bill was recently introduced to parliament. Watch this space!

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Daylesford's Women's Football in the 1940s

The game itself was very interesting and the display given by the girls was a credit to their sporting prowess. A feature of the game was the fine sporting manner in which it was played. “Hard but fair” was the motto the girls followed."

The Woollen and Worsted Mill won this match by 22 points.

OMEN’S football is currently a hot topic with the inaugural The next known game was held at Victoria Park on Saturday, September 25, season of the national AFL Women’s Football League having 1948 between a combined Daylesford team and the Castlemaine Woollen Mill team. commenced in February this year. But, as research by sports The game was organised by Miss E. Endacott ‘The Queen of Trade & Industry’. historians has revealed, women’s football is not a recent phenomenon.

Admission was 2/- for adults and 6d for children. A dance was held in the Town Hall The 1940s in particular were a high time for women’s football when there were in the evening after the match. As it was with the previous match, The Daylesford many all women football teams playing across suburban Melbourne and country Advocate printed an article on the following Tuesday. “A SPORTING NOVELTY” Victoria. Newspapers gave detailed reporting of the games – although mostly with a focus on fun. These matches attracted large crowds. And, yes! Daylesford women were was once again the heading. We are told a large crowd attended and: “Favoured with ideal weather, the game produced many thrills and much good-natured banter as the part of these historic times. girls battled for possession of the ball and took snapshots at the goals in their efforts There were two all women football teams in post WW2 Daylesford. These teams were made up from women who worked at the two local textile mills. The Daylesford to add to their respective team’s score.

"Some excellent marks were taken although the girls naturally did not rise to the Woollen & Worsted Mill (East Street – also known as the Big Mill) and the Daytex Mill (Albert Street – also known as Holmes Mill). A combined team was also formed great heights of aerial artistry occasionally displayed by the players of the male sex.

Several of the girls displayed a keen ‘football sense’, and their method of disposing of and played against the women from the Castlemaine Woollen Mill.

There were three or possibly four games in total played by the Daylesford women’s the ball, also the ‘holding the (wo) man’ rule, were eye-openers to many spectators. teams during the years 1947 and 1948. Funds raised from these matches went to the The Daylesford boys were delighted with the ‘form’ shown by many of the local lassies, and it is rumoured they may be sought for the next season’s team! Castlemaine aid of the Daylesford Hospital and the local kindergarten. proved too good on the day, and ran out winners by 29 points after a well fought All of the games except for one against Castlemaine were played on Sundays.

With the men occupying the grounds on Saturdays there was little choice. Playing on game.”

Following on from this game the Castlemaine Woollen Mill team hosted a match Sundays wasn’t without its challenges for the women, as the playing of Sunday sport at Castlemaine on Sunday, October 10. Buses ran to take supporters from Daylesford. was prohibited and special permission needed to be granted.

The game was played on the ‘Sunken Playground’ attracting a huge crowd. The From advertisements and pieces appearing in The Daylesford Advocate it seems Daylesford Advocate on October 15 printed an extract from the “Mail”: that the first of these historic Daylesford games was planned to be played on Sunday, “Resembling a league semi-final crowd with an attendance 10 times bigger than August 10, 1947. The Daylesford Advocate on August 1, 1947 reported; a home–and-home fixture, more than 2000 persons saw the return girls' football “All football enthusiasts are waiting for August 10 for the date set between match between Castlemaine and Daylesford on the Sunken Playground on Sunday.

Daylesford Daytex girls football team and a team from the Woollen and Worsted Castlemaine Community Hospital will receive £40 from the fixture.”

Mill. Both teams are training and a very even tussle is for a trophy for the best and This August 10, 1948 game appears to be the last one played by the all-women fairest. During the half time interval, a relay race and distance kicking competition teams from Daylesford. The Second World War was now well and truly over and will be held between the Daylesford and United Clubs. A collection will be taken and community life had started to return to some sense of normality. The men had proceeds will go to the District Hospital and the Kindergarten. Roll up and support returned to their former jobs and sporting teams. For the women, it was back to their this effort.” traditional female roles with their football playing days eventually becoming distant The proposed playing of this Sunday game appears to have caused some memories. Some married footballers and became loyal and dedicated footballers' community opposition as indicated by the letter to the editor published in the wives. Some told their children of these historic times but were not always believed.

Daylesford Advocate (August 12); “Sir, so some of our girls have become footballers!

When I mentioned to my neighbour Chris Kirby that I had found his mum At least one got that impression from an advert in Friday’s Advocate. Probably we (Audrey Kirby nee Rodda) in a photo at the museum as part of an all-women football shall soon see the formation of a new ‘Ladies’ League Football!’. Well done girls. team he was rather shocked. Chris told me he and his two brothers had grown up We need your enthusiasm and help but why choose Sunday? By choosing this holy with their mum telling them that she once played football but they never believed day you destroy what you desire to build up. All Sunday sport and your match her. I wonder how many others never believed their mother’s football-playing particularly, is an object lesson to kindergartens to take no notice whatever of God's stories. Audrey told me; “we had great fun” when I asked her about playing football. command. ‘Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.’ Our lady footballers will When you look at faces of the women in the several photos we have in our society’s help our hospital and kinder and our Christian land by finding a different day for collection it is obvious they certainly were having great fun. Sadly, Audrey has now their games...yours etc, T. Menzies Miller.” passed away as have many of her fellow football team mates.

As visionary as the author of this letter was in predicting the formation of a Amongst the handful of these women still alive is Irene Malone (nee Scheggia) women’s football league it would take a lot longer than predicted for it to come to who played in the Daytex Team and also in a combined team against Castlemaine. At fruition. the match held in Castlemaine Irene was voted one of the best players on the ground.

It is unclear whether this August 10 game actually took place. Research was Irene remembers fondly her football-playing days and the fun the women had. The unable to find any follow-up reporting about the game. Perhaps the organisers had love of football runs deep in her family. Her great niece Anissa Groves continues the not applied for the necessary permission causing the game to be cancelled? pioneering spirit of her Great Aunt becoming in 2008 the first woman AFL trainer.

But, permission was sought to play a game two weeks later because also in the She is now head trainer at the Western Bulldogs and a life member.

Daylesford Advocate on August 12 there appeared a small piece headed “SUNDAY On Sunday, August 24 this year it will be 70 years since that historic football SPORT”. It informs readers that: “Daylesford Woollen Mill Social Club applied match in 1947. It is timely to share and celebrate the story of these feisty pioneering to the Borough Council last night to stage a girls’ football match at Victoria Park local sportswomen who loved their football and knew how to play ‘Hard but fair’. on Sunday, August 24. Councillors pointed out that there was a resolution on the From The Local's photo shoot last Friday: council books in connection with organised Sunday sport at the Park, and it was Among the players were young Irene Malone (nee Scheggia). Over the weekend, agreed to inform the Social club accordingly.”

Daylesford and Hepburn football clubs went head-to-head for the Malone Cup, Exactly what this resolution was is not stated. Permission may not have been named in honour of her late husband, footballer and coach Bill. Daylesford won. granted to play at Victoria Park, but, a game did take place at Middleton Park (where For our photo Irene pulled on the Number 10 football jumper, chosen at random Daylesford Secondary College is now located). The Daylesford Advocate (August 26) for the shoot but it turned out to be Bill's number. "He's looking down," she said. covered the event on its front page with a colourful article headed: “A SPORTING Meanwhile, Averil Winduss (nee Stevens) whose grandson is local football NOVELTY – GIRLS FOOTBALL MATCH”. legend Scott Winduss, only played the one game at Castlemaine. The born and bred "The largest crowd seen at Middleton Park for many years assembled on Sunday Daylesford resident said she received one free kick, although she still doesn’t know afternoon to witness the most novel sporting event ever held in this district – the why. “My husband played for Daylesford and our football genes must come from him Women’s Football Match – in which the Daytex and Woollen Worsted Mills, because I only played the one game. I never went back for any more, I was too sore." competed.

by Heather Mutimer (First published in the Daylesford and District Historical Society newsletter)

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Daytex Mill/Holmes Mill Ladies Football Team circa 1947 - Rear L-R: Pat Higginson (Slater), Ruby Anglin, Valerie Huggard (McGuiness), Valda May, Betty Marshall, Dot Schultz, Val Woods: Front L-R Irene Scheggia (Malone), Mavis Sauvarin, Dorothy Mills (Briggs), Dot Marshall (Booth), Ina Olver (Marshall), Joyce Warren (Cole), Nellie Bateman *Brackets indicate married name. Names provided by Irene Malone.

Big Mill Ladies Football Team circa 1947/1948 - Rear L–R: Nina Faulkhead, Eileen Collins (Booth), Nancy Blair, Beryl Gardiner, Olive Mackay (Falkinder), Joyce

Atkinson (Blair), Pam Sartori (Thornbury), Olwyn Edwards (Langdon); Front L–R: John Edwards – trainer, Bonnie Sweeney, Phyllis Strickland, Marion McCreath, Elaine Phillips (Shimmins), Lorna Rodoni (Tatti), Nita Miller (Edwards), Wilma Rodoni, Ernie Langdon (trainer). Little girl possibly Marlene, daughter of Nita and John Edwards.

16 Happy & Healthy

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The abdication of Queen Chardonnay and Sir Larry Liver (Spoiler alert: with exception of first paragraph that has made me feel queasy, no religious overtones, sanctimony or self-pity. The first of two tawdry episodes.)

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IVING in this quirky and fascinating town and surrounds for the past 22 years has been a mixture of fun on a big scale, new friends and hard work along with a lack of prejudice and personal judgment that one learns and receives in bucketfuls.

May I introduce myself as Jane Beetham aka Queen Chardonnay, a sobriquet for most of my adult life, 58 years young with three past businesses here, and always part-time nursing in oncology as well in the big smoke. No thanks to Mr V Line. All commuters have PTSD. I am a child of the 60s where it was normal to see masses of bottles of Black Bottle Brandy/wine casks/and Foster’s Lager on hand as part of the “parental” diet, always ready for friends including ironically many doctors. It was just a part of life along with the cartons of Craven A cork tips and Capstan ciggies stocked in the kitchen pantry.

Us kids used to stack the empties on the neighbour’s fence and a “bottle man” would visit regularly to take them away when the stack reached Himalayan heights.

When I was legally allowed to drink, I began my nursing training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, conveniently close to Naughtons and Peter Poynton hotels to imbibe in after tending to all matter of medical crises.

We resided in the Charles Connibere Nurses' Home, a throwback to the 30s.

Our uniforms were the full starch apron/belts and a complicated ruffled cap which took countless clips to nail to our heads. Behaviour was meant to be chaste but the contraband grog and ciggies abounded.

Strongbow Cider was the tipple of choice – cheap and tasty and with an expected mild high and tongue loosener. I never seemed to get to the state that my friends did thus my age of the steady drinker began unknown to me and I spent many a night holding a colleague's head over the dunny in one of the group bathrooms. No recriminations, she had just come off 10 ghastly night shifts in a row.

Imbibing in alcohol was expected for flirting properties as well. One evening at the local I was trying to look sexy and alluring to a group of fifth-year med students, one of whom I got a crush on over a used bedpan. As my pay had risen to $50 per week I ordered wine and sashayed down the stairs after titivating myself in the bathroom. I was loving myself and felt many eyes upon me. Within a nanosecond there were snorts of laughter and guffaws. My friend pointed out that I had somehow tucked the back of my skirt showing my very unattractive Bonds undies held together by pantihose.

No, my crush did not take me out but his sweet religious pal did. I gave him the ultimate present for his 21st then he got Catholic guilt. Years later I heard he was the Lothario of the hospital.

Hmmm. Welcome Sir Larry Liver. Yes, we have a steady drinker here, no need to binge, welcome to chardy on most days. May we have fun over the next 35 years. Little did Ms Smug who never chucked up (except once on the wood pile behind the Springs Hotel 20 years ago with a local who will not be identified) and told people to go to bed like a strict harridan on late nights, realise she would nearly come to her demise.

To be continued…next edition.

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Guy a part of the family at Hepburn House

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EPBURN House has a resident funny guy – and he’s just one member of the staff making life a dream.

He is actually called Guy, too – Guy Campbell, and he is employed as a cleaner but serves as an all-rounder at Hepburn House.

“I love working at Hepburn House, I love the people, and I love cutting flowers for the residents - being a cleaner, it is like being part of a family,” Guy said.

Hepburn House has developed a reputation of having friendly, engaging staff – and Guy is joined by a team of nursing staff, personal carers, specialists, therapists, allied health professionals and lifestyle staff making Hepburn House a popular choice for those seeking quality aged care in a home-style environment.

With the residents very much appreciating Guy’s work, and his sense of humour, many even take the opportunity to confide in him and build friendships.

Guy is making friends in the town, too, having made the move from New Zealand three years ago and loving the place so much he has stayed.

“There are great people, it’s a great lifestyle, and everybody is very friendly and approachable.”

Hepburn House is a government-funded aged care facility which provides all levels of care for residents, from permanent to respite

Hepburn House is located at 1 Hepburn Road, Daylesford.

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Passion for fitness alive and well at Woodend

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Sam: Tell me about your vision for the gym?

LOVE an adventure into unchartered territories so I decided to check out Purce: I train a wide variety of people within the community, from the doctors the fitness and wellbeing vibe in the towns that The Local delivers to. My first adventure outside our usual realm was over to Woodend to interview and lawyers to the car mechanics and mums. I believe that the gym is a place where everyone can train, people from all walks of life can mix, and feel comfortable. I Purce (Brian Purcell) of Woodend Health and Fitness.

Sam: How and when did you start your gym?

Purce: I had been operating in the shed out the back of home, training group fitness when I stumbled across the building we are in now. I created it into a PT studio, which grew and grew. I have been operating here for the past 11 years and the hard work I put in has paid off.

I had always been interested in fitness, had a passion for working with groups and played footy and my hobby grew into a full-time passion for the community. I believe that the success of any gym comes down to its owner.

Sam: What fitness trends have you noticed over the years?

Purce: The growth of group fitness, circuit training, boxing for fitness, HIIT, where the community can come together and train. The most committed groups are those women and men in the age range of 30-50 plus years. General fitness through a combination of group sessions and the gym has also become the norm.

Sam: What are some of the highlights you have witnessed in your clients?

Purce: Apart from the ongoing commitment of the group fitness crew on those cold early winter mornings, I have helped some of the young fellas train successfully for commandos, the army, armed forces as well as others competing in iron man comps and triathlons.

There have also been women who I have trained that have been able to combat mental health and weight issues and come out the other end strong, lean and dedicated to their fitness and wellbeing.

The gym is also a great community hub for mums (with the crèche) and for older adults - the “Golden Oldies” we call them, who are here 3 days a week without fail.

Sam: What are some of the personal highlights you’ve experienced?

Purce: Even with all those cold winter dark mornings, getting up early and training people over the years, my passion for fitness is still alive. I love seeing the gym full, buzzing with people training and also the groups meeting the challenges set.

have also opened the doors for those who have mental health issues, and want to use exercise as a means of dealing with those problems.

I work with the kids and because they know me, I am able to teach them how to respect the place, we don’t have ratbags here and they all behave. In fact parents know that if they send their kids to this gym that they will be looked after.

One of the most significant moments of this interview was at the end when Purce showed me the photos he’d taken that morning of his group fitness crew. The pride in his team and heartfelt dedication to their health and wellbeing was evident in the earnest way he spoke of them.

Thanks Purce and thanks to the Woodend Health and Fitness team for letting us enter your world and get to know you better.

In fitness and wellbeing Sam (Sam Redlich is the owner of Xistance Gym in Daylesford)

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Money with Matt

by Kyle Barnes

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REMEMBER an old Kenny Rogers song, that goes “you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille”. As a child, I thought it was something to do with an automobile accident “you picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel”.

Hi Matt, I am a plumber and have always thought about working for myself rather than for a boss. What are your thoughts? Tony, Daylesford Hi Tony, I am often asked about the pros and cons of working as a business owner as opposed to working as an employee. Let me say first of all, there is no right or wrong answer to this question, but the answer relies heavily on whether you want to be a chief or an indian.

As a business owner, the following benefits apply: financial rewards are all yours; your hours are flexible; and business decisions and control are all yours.

On the flipside: financial risk is all on you; you have to outlay costs for tools and business equipment; your pay cheque won’t be regular; and no sick leave or annual leave entitlements.

In a general sense, my advice is that working for yourself can in fact be rewarding and satisfying, as long as you are prepared to take responsibility for the business as a whole.

There’ll be no such thing as switching off the phone at 5pm and forgetting about work, and while you won’t have a boss to report to, you will have customers that require your full attention. In my experience, I find that there is generally one main issue that new business owners are unaware of, and that is, the scope of your role as a business owner. As a plumber starting your own business you automatically take on the following roles: plumber; debt collector; marketing manager; bookkeeper; and OH&S supervisor.

Although the income will be higher, there is definitely more work to do. As I mentioned previously, there are great rewards on offer as a business owner. The trick however is to be prepared to become a skilled multi-tasker, otherwise you’ll become a statistic as one of those businesses that don’t make it through their first 12 months of trading. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than 60 per cent of small businesses cease operating within the first three years of starting. Cheers, Matt

Anyway, that’s something that jumped into my brain as the steering wheel got wrenched out of my hands on a southbound road between Malmsbury and Glenlyon.

This kinda blobby bump of a pothole pulled the wheel from my hands and started my ute on an 80kmh path into the trees. Not the soft-looking ones, the hard ones that have been there for a million years and will end your life types. I managed to wrench the wheel and get back on track, but there is always that thought ‘what if I wasn’t quite on the ball?’ – and we all have those moments where we aren’t. We also all know or have heard of people in our community who have been maimed or, worse still, lost their lives on our local roads due to road and weather conditions, and then throw into the mix a kangaroo.

This leads me to a second point. Well, it’s not really second, it’s the same point and I know those of you who bother to read my rant regularly will understand. And believe me I know, sometimes it’s a festering pile of esoteric waffle, but good on you if you like it. So you good people know that the subject of potholes comes up a lot. In fact, my home shire, the Hepburn Shire, is regularly referred to it as ‘the shire of a plethora of potholes’. This isn’t always the council’s fault and this goes for Macedon Shire as well.

Our lands are criss-crossed with VicRoads roads, which means all that money you pay in rego, well probably about 10 per cent of it after the administration and “other” fees come out, gets poured into them.

Anyway, I have noticed since the roads were repaired after the continuous late spring rains they have fallen once again into disrepair. One particular corner, known colloquially as Coopers Corner – simply because the Coopers live there and a special shout-out to Mr and Mrs Cooper - anyway that corner had hundreds of thousands Matthew Richardson is an accountant with MOR Accountants thrown into it last year. When it was finished, it was so good I found myself inbound from Glenlyon to Daylesford as a white-knuckled passenger – and I’m not a good passenger anyway - with my driver doing 100kmh around the bend. (Do not do this at home or for that matter out on the roads.)

Anyway, for those of you who know the notorious blackspot, it was fixed and when I say fixed I mean two separated white lines to keep the cars going in their desired lanes, large bumpy things that let you know you have left your lane and a camber fit for a race track.

But now it’s buggered only six or seven months later, and when I say buggered I mean there’s a huge pothole that nearly tore the wheel off a good mate’s caravan.

And on the opposite Daylesford-bound side, the black bitumen stands up in waves like it has been used in a Hawaii Five-O movie. That sees those cars having to veer onto the wrong side as well – perfect when confronting a B-Double who likes the camber, if you know what I mean.

It’s just a couple of examples of our many undermaintained roads around the district. I am sure the city folk don’t have to put up with these conditions. Rant over.

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POTAGER COTTAGE ON 4 TITLES Set amidst a stunning spot in country Victoria, this one acre property in Malmsbury is an unprecedented opportunity to own and experience the quintessential country lifestyle. Only one hour from Melbourne, 20 mins to Kyneton or Daylesford and 40 mins to Bendigo, this centrally located property is beckoning you. Potager Cottage is set on 4 separate titles, each with street frontage and showcases a fully renovated, 3 bedrooms, Victorian cottage with many original features.

AUCTION Saturday 22nd April at 12:00pm CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

Renowned Chef & Author, Annie Smithers has created this unrivalled cottage garden presenting heirloom vegetables and mature fruit trees providing complete self-sufficiency on your own land or continue the vision and sell the excess crop at the farm gate or market. Annie currently supplies her acclaimed Trentham restaurant, Du Fermier, with 90% of its fruit and vegetable needs.

Suitable for permanent home, weekender, self-sufficiency or further development.

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RETREAT LIVING ON DOCTORS GULLY Perched high on the edge of a picturesque gully with a creek below and spacious deck to wile away the hours, this immaculately appointed retreat has all that you need for a relaxing holiday or enjoy day to day living. The fully landscaped tiered gardens offer impressive outdoor entertaining with automated irrigation, garden lighting and uninhibited views. With luxury and comfort at the forefront of the design it boasts a spa and sauna, central heating and cooling, wood fire for ambience, ample storage, double glazed windows, light and bright spaces and a well-appointed kitchen with gas cooking.

௭ 3º2 Ê 2 FOR SALE PRICE $765,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328 DAYLESFORD 56 EAST STREET KUCA EBONY Ideal as a permanent residence or holiday let market Kuca Ebony is set on large 839m2 block in walking distance to nearby springs, galleries and the Sunday market. The property consists of three generous sized bedrooms with BIR, three bathrooms, full laundry, open plan kitchen/living/dining that flows onto an outdoor entertaining decking.

Outside offers a low maintenance garden, double carport, 22,500 lt water tank with fire sprinklers and high pressure fire hose. Currently on the accommodation market the property has full wheelchair access and is being offered with furnishings available.

௭ 3 º3 Ê 2 FOR SALE PRICE $589,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 Michael DeVincentis 0417 142 152 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

DAYLESFORD 111 RAGLAN STREET DESIGNED FOR LIGHT AND RELAXED LIVING This immaculately presented home with sunny north facing living area and wide deck at the rear provides relaxed stylish living conveniently close to the centre of Daylesford.

Sited on a large garden allotment, this attractive property will suit those seeking a private residence, smart weekender or rental investment. Currently tenanted so inspections are by advance appointment only.

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KAROO CREST RETREAT Thoughtfully designed, the quality and style of this home is undeniable.

The unique architectural details mimic the bucolic setting, less than a 10-minute drive to Hepburn Springs.

All the internal elements complement the natural colours and visual textures of the surrounding landscape. Polished concrete floors appear opulent on entry and extend to the 2 north facing bedrooms and master en suite adorned with underfloor heating, double sinks and sunken bathtub with a streamlined window to capture the sky. With enticing outdoor spaces, unobstructed views and bush access literally outside the door, one is hard pressed to find a more engaging environment in which to live a country lifestyle. ௭ 2 º2 Ê 4 FOR SALE PRICE $825,000 CONTACT Tom Shaw 0438 118 903 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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GLENLYON 15 FORD STREET

40 ACRES OF PEACE AND PRIVACY Located just 10 minutes from Daylesford and sited at the rear of a 40 acre native bushland property, a stylish country residence with adjacent stone studio overlook gardens to a large tranquil dam - home to resident ducks and herons. This property guarantees peace and privacy - the perfect remedy to a busy city life.

FOR SALE PRICE $685,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

7 ACRES IN THE HEART OF GLENLYON Approx 7 acres of vacant land with planning permit in the centre of Glenlyon, just a 2 minute walk to the Glenlyon General Store and close to bushwalking tracks along the Loddon River. With views over adjoining farmland to the hills beyond this is the perfect site for your new country home.

If your property is not in the real estate section of The Local, House.Land.Home., ask your agent “Why not?”.

FOR SALE PRICE $312,000 CONTACT Rae Corris 0408 358 772 OFFICE 43 Vincent Street, Daylesford 5348 2328

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Harkin Property - Dedicated to providing the highest quality of service Harkin Property is centrally located in the quaint township of Trentham nestled at the top of the Great Dividing Range, up the hills and dales from Ballan and Bacchus Marsh and midway between Woodend and Daylesford. Perfectly positioned between the Macedon Ranges and the Spa Country, at the edge of the Wombat State Forest where we find the community of Blackwood. Within this golden triangle you could find the perfect place to settle with bushwalking, gourmet delights, wines or just to escape the hustle and bustle of city lifestyle.

Harkin Property provides a local comprehensive real estate service consisting of; property consulting, sales, leasing and management, through our well-educated and passionate team, who not only live within and love this triangle, but combined have many years of experience in buying, selling, renovating & investments. Working with you and your needs to achieve your results!

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Bendigo Bank has access to protection against risks that are usually not covered by traditional residential or landlords insurance.

Talk to us about the right policy to cover your short term rental needs at our insurance specialist day.

If you own a property which is let for short periods of time, such as holidays or corporate leasing then you need to have the right insurance to rest assured you’re covered.

Many homeowners have a common misconception they’re automatically covered by their standard home and contents insurance when they rent out their property on rental sites such as Airbnb, Stayz or Trip advisor.

When making your residential property available for shortterm rental accommodation, it’s important to understand the need for specialised insurance to protect your property.

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Saltus Stylish & Luxurious Accommodation An Investment in Quality comprising three luxury villas: - two spacious single level one bedroom villas with, king bedroom & luxurious en-suite. One double storey, split-level living and dining, stylish kitchen, two king bedrooms and two full en-suites. Offering consistent gross returns of 13-15%, this is a unique opportunity to purchase one of the Hepburn region´s most successful holiday accommodations. Built to exacting standards, Saltus features and includes quality fixtures and fittings, designer furniture, chattels and appliances as presented.

ESR $1,599,000 Inspect By appointment Contact Mark Smith 0439 321 566

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“Harmony at Hepburn” A unique designed home Situated on a 1/2 acre of natural bush, this house features a superb interior, designed by Interior Specialists: Bainbridge Fine Furniture. Features include: a limestone, granite kitchen, gold travertine bathroom, with extra powder room, oak floors, American wallpaper, ducted reverse cycle air-con, bespoke lighting and furniture by Bainbridge. All the furniture and comforts of home are included. Currently let for holiday rental with excellent returns. Walk in and enjoy, everything is done. chattels and appliances as presented.

ESR $775,000 - $810,000 Inspect By appointment Contact Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

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Lifestyle property with endless opportunities. 3 unique dwellings.

Live in one, rent out one. Have a Gallery /Business in the other.

(General A Liquor Licence) Frog Hollow Estate - sited on 2 acres of park-like grounds. Built from Castlemaine Stone, mud-brick, century old red-gum timbers, windows and doors have all been hand-made and crafted to suit the three buildings all of which are unique in their own right.. Main House Consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, good sized kitchen/meals area step down to Sunroom plus formal lounge plus a sitting room. Studio -1 Bedroom with Spa, sep. bathroom, Kitchen and living area opening to Courtyard. Gallery - Huge open plan living offering business opportunity to venture into the hospitality industry. Wedding venue, restaurant, wine bar, live music, unique accommodation. The whole property is currently being rented out on the Holiday rental Market.

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46 Western Avenue Hepburn Springs

26 Main Road Hepburn Springs

Large Allotment in premium Location Situated half way between Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, and overlooking Cobblers Gully this 1 acre block would make the ideal location for a family home.

Immaculate Presentation plus Amazing Views Brick home featuring 3 bedrooms, spacious living room and modern kitchen. North facing verandah with uninterrupted views of Hepburn Regional Park.

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

38 East Street Daylesford

31 Golflinks Road Hepburn Springs

Neat as a pin and nicely secluded 3 bedroom brick home close to Wombat Gardens. Spacious living areas with large modern kitchen. Outside is an alfresco entertaining area overlooking neat back garden.

Contemporary Country Living This stunning home offers 3 bedrooms, contemporary country kitchen, sunken living area, and luxury bathrooms. Separate studio outside set in lovely gardens.

SOLD price undisclosed Glenda Rozen 0419 562 614

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26 Dynamite Road Daylesford

1 Central Springs Road Daylesford

Views of Hepburn Regional Park Undulating block of 3.5 acres minutes to Daylesford. Planning permit granted. Ready for building permit. No power, gas or water to the block.

Wombat Hill Precinct Block 1000sqm Cute 3 bedroom home set in lovely gardens and backing onto Wombat Hill Gardens. Great views over countryside.

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

289 Scotts Lane Porcupine Ridge

16/34 Smith Street Daylesford

Mudbrick on secluded 5 acres 8 minutes from Daylesford this lovely 3 bedroom mud-brick home is set in tranquil gardens.

Open plan living/dining with gourmet kitchen.

Freestanding Villa in a Quiet Complex Comprising 2 bedrooms both with ensuites, large living dining, with open plan kitchen.

Great for first home buyers.

SOLD price undisclosed Glenda Rozen 0419 562 614

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3850 Midland Highway Mount Franklin

2B/20 South Ajax Road Daylesford

Glorious views on 50 Acres.

4 bedroom brick home with views that go forever. Large living room with contemporary kitchen. Verandahs on every side to lap up the views.

Just on the Edge of Daylesford Double Storey Cottage set in 4548 sqm of delightful gardens.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living areas.

SOLD price undisclosed Mark Smith 0439 321 566

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103 Raglan Street Daylesford

140 Hallets Lane Yandoit

Great Cottage Great Location 2 Bedroom both with access to decks, a light filled living room, modern kitchen with gas cooking. Bathroom with large spa. Approx 800 sqm block

Large Family Home on 78 Acres This unique home offers 3 bedrooms, spacious living areas, with expansive views of the surrounding area. The true country lifestyle.

SOLD price undisclosed Mark Smith 0439 321 566

SOLD price undisclosed Mark Smith 0439 321 566

85 Back Settlement Road Daylesford Miners Cottage in Bushland Setting 3 Bedroom, spacious lounge/dining/ kitchen. Set in a beautiful bush setting in Korweinguboora. Large shed with attached studio. Land area 5220 sqm.

4 Seventh Street Hepburn Springs Zelman Cottage – Romance and Whimsy 2 storey stone and weatherboard cottage offering 3 bedrooms, lovely living room with stone fireplace and period features.

SOLD price undisclosed Mark Smith 0439 321 566

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4/11 Camp Street Daylesford

15 Leggatt Street Daylesford

Great Investment in the Heart of Daylesford One of 10 Villas in the complex, featuring 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, living/ dining/kitchen downstairs. Indoor pool.

Ideal investment.

Lake Precinct opportunity Established B&B with lake frontage.

Offering 4 bedrooms with 4 bathrooms.

Living area with views over the lake.

Excellent investment.

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

SOLD price undisclosed Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

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8 Church Avenue Hepburn Springs 3

ESR $575,000 $585,000

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Well presented 3 bedroom home with well-appointed kitchen, separate dining room, with living/family room. Central bathroom with separate toilet and laundry. Set in a lovely garden setting with a brick paved entertaining area.

Comprising 5 large bedrooms (master with ensuite), 2 study/ utility rooms, formal lounge room, living room, Galley style kitchen with original Backswell IXL cast iron double oven.

Situated on a corner allotment of 1100 sqm.

Contact Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

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ESR $560,000

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Three bedrooms (master with ensuite), study, living/ dining area adjoining country kitchen. Main bathroom with claw-foot bath, separate laundry.

Timber shed ideal for home office. Established gardens.

This 4 bedroom home is situated on over ½ an acre of land with excellent shedding.

The property is in need of a paint and tidy up and would benefit from new carpets.

There is ample shedding on the property also.

Contact Mark Smith 0439 321 566

ESR $385,000

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2 bedroom and 1 bedroom fully self-contained villas, with absolute lake frontage and glorious views across Lake Daylesford. Each villa has a wood fire, reverse cycle air-con, and outdoor entertaining deck.

ESR $1,200,000

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Family Home in Quiet Location

Contact Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630

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“Hampton Cottage” Premier luxury home in Hepburn Mineral Springs Precinct Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, spacious living/ dining area, and modern open plan kitchen. Set in lovely landscaped gardens, this stunning property is sold fully furnished. Ideal as a family home or place it on the holiday market.

4 Bedrooms (master with ensuite), large family room adjoining a modern kitchen with oversized pantry. Double garage converted into office/ games room. Set in 9.75 acres of undulating land with fruit trees, vegetable garden and large machinery shed.

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Absolute Lake Frontage – 7% Plus Gross Return

60 Foxes Road Daylesford 4

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1&2/110 West Street Daylesford

This Edwardian home features 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Spacious lounge/dining room with lovely period features.

Wide hallway, Bright kitchen and a spa room. Enjoy drinks on the verandah. Parking for 2 cars is at the rear of the property.

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A Diamond Ready to be Polished – Lots of Potential

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ESR $820,000 $850,000

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Distinctive Stone Residence on 2000sqm Allotment

‘Summerfield’

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962 Daylesford-Trentham Rd Bullarto

11 Radium Avenue Hepburn Springs

ESR $475,000$485,000

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Formally La Mascotte Guest House within walking distance to town.

35 Morton Street Glenlyon

ESR $650,000

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Great Family Home, Close to all Hepburn Springs has to Offer

ESR $780,000 $800,000

Inspect By appointment

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Three bedrooms all with BIR’s Two bathrooms - Wood heater Great covered outdoor entertaining area Fabulous shedding - Approx. 6 acres

Superbly located on over 1 acre approx.

Four bedrooms, two bathrooms Two storey barn/studio Ideal for permanent home or weekender

5 bedrooms, 3 living rooms, 2 bathrooms 2 Outdoor entertainment spaces 2 entrances, suit dual occ/extended family Corner block 1142m2 - Quiet spot

25 Doveton Street North, Ballarat

Current plans/permits for 1 sizeable home All town services available at 14th St end Large dam shared with golf course Vehicle access to home site from Ajax Rd

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Direct Lake Access and in short walking distance to all town amenities. Its perfect location and with all services available this 809sqm block of land offers the astute buyer numerous development opportunities (STCA). Offered as a private sale.

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Us Two with Cherie Bridges and Mark Payne

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HERIE Bridges says she’s a bit of a chameleon.

And no wonder after a strange mind-controlled childhood being raised in a sect and moving every year leading to a disrupted early adulthood.

She left school at 15, was ex-communicated from her family but by her mid-20s she found her feet in sales and marketing, but yearned for a life in the country surrounded by animals. Mark Payne spent a childhood with a dad who was the local cop and an ex-VFL footballer. He was the creative boy dreaming of a romantic world far away while languishing in a rough stifling country town. But he always knew he was destined for an unconventional and creative lifestyle.

Cherie: I achieved my dream of a country life by moving to this region in the 1990s and being one of the first people to import alpacas into Australia. I was in that industry for a decade and also set up (with my first husband) several businesses in Daylesford. Now I live on a rural property - surrounded by animals - sing in a jazz band and run an antiques and vintage store, Time Travellers, in Clunes with my lovely artist husband, Mark.

We met in 1997 when I had an art and antiques gallery which exhibited Mark’s paintings. I like Mark’s romantic approach to life. The way he noticed and loved nature, his attractive combination of wild spirit and gentleness, his artistic skill and over the years his unwavering loyalty. We are quite different in our practical approach to life, I am a bit of an organised, list-maker and Mark is more dreamy and mercurial.

I love Time Travellers, it takes me back to when I had The Pantechnicon and I still have wonderful contacts in France and US for finding fabulous vintage and antique pieces. It’s also a niche in which Mark and I have complementary skills and we love the 1860s building and finding marvellous things and meeting people that fall in love with them and take them home.

Mark’s accident was a huge shock. There is never any preparation for an accident.

It was the first week we opened, a ladder accident. He shattered both wrists and hands and ribs and had to have long surgery. It was a lot for him to go through and I had to be an instant around-the-clock nurse. It was a wake-up call to both of us to remember to appreciate every day. He is healing well now and thankfully back to painting.

I sing in a jazz band called Birdland. I’ve enjoyed several years of regular gigs at the iconically wonderful Radio Springs Hotel. We have a couple of gigs coming up at Quigley and Clarke, the brand new stylish restaurant/wine bar in Clunes. We have been working up a new band which is more R&B and soul – the working title is The Larks, and we are making our debut at Blue Bean Love Café in Hepburn on April 21.

I am so lucky to make music with brilliant musicians, it is my happy place.

I discovered this region when I lived and worked in Melbourne and used to come horse riding regularly at Newbury around 1990. It became my dream to live in this region which I did.

Since then I have lived in Trentham, Glenlyon, Franklinford, Sandon, Hepburn, Bullarto and Kingston. I love every nook and cranny of this diverse region, there is so much on offer, but best of all I find it to be an amazingly open and supportive community. I love living here.

Mark: I have travelled a lot and lived a complicated but exciting career and life path here and overseas. Sinatra’s lyrics of ‘That’s Life’ says it all – “I’ve been a painter, a cartoonist, an illustrator, art director, a singer, a lover and partner, I’ve been up and down…Dusted myself off and got back in the race…”

After 42 years bobbing in the sea of life I met an extraordinary buddy who gets me and I get her, in Cherie. We met “Twenty years ago today…” - like Sergeant Pepper’s song) in Cherie’s gallery, The Pantechnicon.

What I liked then, I still like now! Her considerable intelligence and a tender heart as big as Texas.

Her drive to fulfil all her creative dreams and succeed. We share a similar world view. We flourish in love with mutual creativity and expression. But she is a list maker – is that noteworthy?

I am now in the middle of our “manifestation” period. Converting an old Federation relocated house and creating a living canvas on what was an empty acreage near Kingston, starting an exciting new business in Clunes, taking a short break from singing and a little painting. Musing a lot on life.

Time Travellers is a natural extension of our mutual passion for all things aesthetic. It’s great. As a team we work to our strengths in the roles we play. Clunes is a natural setting and we set dress the remarkable collection of vintage and antiques to showcase our concept. It is unique and gaining a lot of interest.

The accident. I have always needed a shake-up to step back and take in the big picture. Perhaps I went too far this time. Two smashed wrists left me very vulnerable.

I have Cherie to thank for her care over the worst of it and a lot of heartfelt gratitude to the many dear friends who rallied. All I could think in the ambulance was “Will I paint again?”. The good news is I am.

But after the New Year’s gig with The Flames I realised I was struggling from the impact post-accident. So, a little time out was in order. Singing - R&B, soul and blues - is essential for my health and I know I will be back behind the mic very soon.

My voice has reached a good place working with the many excellent musos of our region. Performing feels very natural to me.

When I returned to Oz from working in Europe, I could only think of one place that could match what I had left behind for diversity of people and stunning natural beauty. The Hepburn Shire, with Daylesford as its hub. It has reshaped me as a person for the better. I have considered relocating a few times but cannot leave or replace this amazing community. It is no coincidence it has become a mecca for creative souls. I am proud to be a small part of it.

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Unveiling of memorial bronze part of the healing process

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MAGINE you are a teenage girl, having just given birth and recovering in a busy hospital. Your thoughts are confused, your emotions are raw and in turmoil.

All you want to do is hold your newborn child, an impulse as natural as the pregnancy, which brought you to this place. However, hospital staff, doctors and nurses, won’t let you see your newborn and are pressuring you into adopting.

This would be a nightmare scenario for any new mother but it played out for real with thousands of young Australian women in the period between 1958 and 1974.

During this time a forced adoption policy, practiced by doctors, nurses, social workers and adoption agencies, took place Australia-wide. It is one of the darkest chapters in the post-war history of our society. Here was medical paternalism gone mad and its victims are still fighting for recognition and justice today.

Lyn Kinghorn of Porcupine Ridge, pictured fourth from left, was one of those victims of forced adoption policies when she had to give up her child in 1963. While Lyn was united with her daughter Christine in 1983 many mothers did not see their children again.

“To try and describe it,” Lyn says, “is like having your leg cut off and having it sewn back on. Just try to imagine how you would make that work every day, because it is something you have to work at. I have been doing it for five decades.”

Part of that healing process for Lyn took place by connecting with support groups from the 1970s onward, including Jigsaw and Independent Regional Mothers.

By reaching out it allowed her to connect and draw strength from other women with similar experiences. Together they have fought for recognition for what they went through; essentially abduction of their newborn children with the blessing of the state.

One of the most recent steps to recognise and atone for this terrible injustice has been the unveiling of a memorial bronze at Sale in Gippsland. The ceremony took place on March 17 and commemorated the National and Victorian Parliamentary Apologies to mothers, who, due to forced adoption practices, were separated from their babies at birth, causing a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering.

Lyn Kinghorn attended the small but moving ceremony as part of the advocacy group Independent Regional Mothers of Victoria and to support their spokesperson Brenda Coughlan as she unveiled the sculpture in Victoria Park.

The unveiling coincided with the anniversary of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard's national apology in 2013, to the victims of 'forced adoption' practices. The gathering also marked the apologies made on behalf of the State of Victoria by former Premier Ted Baillieu and former Deputy Premier Peter Ryan in 2012, both of whom were in attendance.

Cherished Mother and Child, sculpted by Melbourne artist Andrew Poppleton, depicts a mother looking lovingly upon her newborn representing their eternal bond placed in a setting of peaceful contemplation, healing and solace.

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But also, in the words of Brenda Coughlan in her speech on the day, “as a timely reminder of the injustices of the past and a reflection of what should have been”. “Instead of the empty arms, broken hearts, shattered lives and a lifetime of inconsolable grief, pain and loss.”

It was a long trip for Lyn Kinghorn to attend this ceremony but it was an occasion that she would not, indeed could not miss. Even today over 40 years since the practice was discontinued, the pain of separation which she and so many other young unwed mothers experienced during those years of forced adoption, has never gone away.

In a way, Lyn considers herself fortunate that she was able to reconnect with her child and gain support through advocacy groups like Independent Regional Mothers.

But so many others in our very region and elsewhere never had a chance to see their babies again and continue to suffer.

“We are all getting older,” says Lyn. “But there are still so many roadblocks being thrown up in our path. We have received recognition from all levels of government but the medical establishment still needs to be held accountable for their actions; so the fight will continue.”

Lyn is available at kinghorn9@bigpond.com or on 0438 764 264 for anyone who needs support from the organisation.

Words: Anthony Sawrey | Image: Independent Regional Mothers

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Getting lost in the moment

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OODEND resident Brett Franke can remember strumming away on a nylon string guitar from as young as the age of five. He chatted with Donna Kelly.

Donna: When did you know you were a musician?

Brett: Music was something that really interested me and always got my attention. I guess I really didn’t think of myself as a musician until my late teens, when I got my first earnings playing in a band.

Donna: What do you play?

Brett: I play anything with strings. Mainly acoustic guitars.

I have a few 12 string guitars that I regularly use these days.

I like to play and experiment in open tunings and different styles of music. There's a real Middle Eastern influence in some of my music, which is nothing new, bands like Led Zeppelin and others have been doing this for years, but for me, it adds a whole new dimension to my playing style.

Donna: What does your music mean to you?

Brett: Everything. It’s one of the very few things that drives me. I love the freedom it brings me when I’m playing.

It has a really calming effect, enables me to get "lost" in the moment.

Donna: What do you hope it means to your audience?

Brett: I hope my audience can say the same thing. I hope they get "lost" in the moment too. Escape for an hour or two.

Donna: Can anyone be a musician or is it inherent?

Brett: I think anyone can do anything if they really want to. All you need is the right amount of work and dedication to what it is you’re trying to achieve.

Donna: What’s your Central Highlands story?

Brett: I have lived in the Central Highlands for near on 18 years now. After moving away for a number of years I have just recently moved back after building our home.

Donna: Finally, where can we see you perform?

Brett: I have some local shows coming up. Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend on April 28, Bluebean Love Cafe in Hepburn on April 29, Billroy’s Blues Bar in Bendigo on May 5, Farmers Arms Creswick on May 13 and Holgate Brewhouse in Woodend on July 7. All shows are free entry. Or go to my webpage at www.reverbnation.com/templeoftunes

"There's a real Middle Eastern influence in some of my music, which is nothing new, bands like Led Zeppelin and others have been doing this for years, but for me, it adds a whole new dimension to my playing style."

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Dining on the shores of Lake Daylesford

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HERE are few places more pleasant for dining than the shores of Lake Words: Donna Kelly | Images: Kyle Barnes Daylesford – and where better than The Boathouse?

Run by the accomplished Susanne Devine and Claire Levine (we’re talking the former owners of Farmers Arms Hotel in Daylesford) the atmosphere is warm and inviting with a choice of dining areas.

Kyle and I popped in for lunch last week and chose the long communal table in front of the counter – perfect for looking out over the alfresco dining area and the lake. We also like it because you generally end up chatting to other locals or visitors.

But there’s also the dining area towards the back, with fantastic historical photo murals and a huge mirror – so wherever you sit you see the lake. Or head outside to the deck, which is the perfect place for enjoying the autumn sunshine and visiting geese and ducks.

Entrees After settling in with a glass of chardy for me and a beer for Kyle, we pretty much left our choices to Claire and Susanne who suggested sharing the Boathouse Grazing Plate ($29). Wow, is there anything not on this plate? It changes regularly, as grazing plates should. But ours included country style pork terrine, cornichons, beetroot relish, house-cured ocean trout, chorizo, prosciutto, horseradish cream, watercress apple salad, smoked trout dip, house marinated olives and toasted sourdough.

A really beautiful mix of flavours from rich and meaty like the terrine, through to light and zesty – like the watercress salad with its crunch of apple. This plate alone could easily be a meal for two.

There are another five “to share/start/small dishes” all with huge hits of flavour, and the prices range from $16 for pared-down grazing plates, to $21 for the Fried Calamari with rocket salad and roasted garlic aioli.

Mains Time for mains. I couldn’t go past the Mussels steamed with garlic, chilli, tomato and coriander with a big serve of crusty bread ($21). OMG. This is one of my favourite dishes, after discovering mussels only about five years ago, and the Boathouse does it the best. Make sure you take a tissue because that chilli is an awesome hit of heat, and use the bread to mop up all those fantastic juices.

Kyle ummed and ahhed over the Linguine Pasta ($27) and the Open Lamb Souvlaki ($26), both of which he has enjoyed in the past, but went with Susanne’s recommendation of the Roasted Lemon and Garlic Chicken with warm rice, du puy lentils, almonds, feta, spinach and dill salad ($26).

Another fantastic dish. The chicken is perfectly flavoured and marries well with the rice, lentils, crunchy big hits of almonds, creamy feta and salad. Don’t you love dill? I managed to steal a couple of spoonfuls, in return for a mussel, and I’ll be having that next time we visit.

Oh, if you are really hungry, there are four sides to add to dishes, ranging from chips and a garden salad, to asparagus and kipfler potatoes.

Breakfast We did lunch but breakfast at The Boathouse is just as impressive. There are plenty of choices including Eggs Your Way for just $12, Waffles ($15), Chorizo Breakfast ($19.5) or my favourite, at the moment, Salmon Breakfast with Tasmanian smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, avocado, beetroot relish, Meredith goats curd and a toasted bagel ($21).

Dessert We were full but you need something to go with your glass of bubbles and once again Susanne’s suggestion proved just right. A Pavlova with a passionfruit sorbet, double cream and fresh passionfruit. This was truly amazing. Despite his country of birth claiming ownership of the pav, Kyle’s only experience with meringue until then was the store-bought variety.

Finally, he has been able to experience the real McCoy – melt in your mouth crunch and then the delicious chewy texture inside. This is a truly perfect way to end a meal.

Hours The Boathouse is open from 9am on Mondays to Fridays and 8.30am on the weekend. Breakfast is served until a very leisurely 11.30 and lunch from 11.30 to 3pm.

No bookings are required and keep in mind there is no “coffee only” during the lunch period. Which, I think, is very fair enough!

One other thing Kids are welcome at The Boathouse and there are three meals on offer – fish and chips, pasta napoli and calamari and chips – all for just $10. Kids’ dessert is a waffle with Canadian maple syrup and vanilla ice-cream – again just $10.

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Open Wednesday to Sunday for dinner - Open Friday to sunday for lunch and dinner

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Emergency stint leads to winning ticket

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WOMAN who won a car through a CFA raffle only bought the winning ticket after first cancelling a night away to celebrate her 15th wedding anniversary after her son ended up in the emergency department.

Louise Varsaci from Traralgon bought the ticket from Glenlyon CFA members who were selling them in Vincent Street in Daylesford.

“The purchase of that ticket and being in the right place at the right time has all stemmed from something quite traumatic that happened last year.

“My husband and I had decided we would celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary in September with a special night out, we hadn’t done so since the kids came along, so it had been a while.

“Our eldest was in respite for the night - he has autism and epilepsy - and our youngest was having a sleepover with friends. As we were about to leave to go out for dinner, we got a call that our son Josh had cut his head open quite severely and an ambulance had been called – so instead of celebrating our anniversary, we spent the next six hours in the emergency department.

“We were determined to still do something to celebrate so, in January, we had the opportunity for a night away in Hepburn and that’s when we purchased the winning ticket in Daylesford.

“So, had our son not split open his head, we would never have been in Daylesford to purchase that ticket. An incredible positive has come from a negative experience.”

Glenlyon CFA spokesperson Colin Priest said the tickets were being sold to raise money for a new community tanker, pictured.

“This is our first win in our 10-year history of selling the tickets and the ticket sales have a major impact on our ability to protect the community with major equipment purchases.”

Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Kyle Barnes

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Gig Guide The Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn Cam Kettle album launch – Friday, April 14, 7pm Kim Volkman & The Whiskey Priests – Saturday, April 15, 8pm The Old Hep House Band – Friday, April 21, 7pm The Old Hep House Band – Saturday, April 22, 8pm The Resignators and Los Kung Fu Monkey – Sunday, April 23, 4pm

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn Springs Scott Fraser – Friday, April 14 Michael Yule – Saturday, April 15 North East – Sunday, April 16 Birdland – Friday, April 21 Tom & Meredith – Saturday, April 22 Buck Jr – Sunday, April 23 Charley Phyphers – Friday, April 28 Brett Franke – Saturday, April 29

The Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs Sarah Maclaine Trio – Friday, April 21 Neil Murray & Lucie Thorne – Sunday, April 23 Amelia Ryan is Lady Liberty – Friday, April 28

The Cidery, Daylesford Gretta Ziller and Matt Alford – Saturday, April 15, 1pm-4pm

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Prawn, fennel and citrus salad

by Tonia Todman

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OOK fresh, or defrosted green prawns, or use the freshest cooked prawns you can buy. Green prawns can be barbequed for this recipe.

Any citrus fruit is suitable – perhaps not lemons, but ruby grapefruit or blood oranges are delicious. A good entree dish that serves four.

Salad 3 naval oranges 1 ruby grapefruit 20 large cooked prawns 2 medium-sized young fennel bulbs, sliced very thinly – keep feathery tops for garnishing Dressing

Peel all three oranges and the grapefruit, taking care to remove all the white pith.

Cut these into segments, place these in a bowl, covered, in the fridge.

For the dressing: Bring ½ cup of orange juice to the boil, allowing it to bubble until about two tablespoons of concentrated, thick juice remains. It can catch quickly, so be observant. In a bowl, whisk remaining ingredients together. Add the concentrated juice and taste – you may wish to add either a little more orange juice – or even lemon.

Barbeque the fresh prawns and set aside to cool a little. Remove the heads, de-vein and shell but leave the tail intact. Shell and de-vein the purchased cooked prawns, leaving on the tails. Toss prawns in a little of the dressing to coat lightly. In another bowl, toss the fennel with the remaining dressing.

If barbequing fresh prawns, have the salad prepared to use the prawns as soon as they have cooled sufficiently. Otherwise, keep purchased cooked prawns chilled until ready to serve.

To serve this salad – spoon a little fennel onto each plate. Add some of the citrus segments, then some prawns. Repeat the layers until there is an attractive pile. Spoon over some of the dressing out of the fennel bowl, then sprinkle on the blanched orange zest. Add a sprig of feathery fennel top to garnish.

Next edition: Dog biscuits!

½ cup strained fresh orange juice, plus 3-4 tablespoons extra 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon sesame oil ½ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1 teaspoon ground black pepper Sea salt, to taste Bring a pot of water to boil. Remove the zest from two of the oranges and blanch the zest in the water for around two minutes. Tip it into a sieve and drain.

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Meal deals for locals...and visitors too!

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VERYONE loves a good meal deal. So here are the dining establishments offering great food and great prices!

Monday:

Mercato, Daylesford – main dish & a glass of local wine - $30 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Monday Meatball Madness - $20 (Vegetarian option available) The Grande Hotel, Hepburn - two courses $35, three courses $45, drink specials from $6, cocktails from $10 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink $17

Tuesday:

Perfect Drop - five courses with a glass of bubbles or beer - $55 Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford - Burger Night with chips - $20 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink $17

Wednesday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Pot (or glass of house wine) and Parma - $20 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink $17

Thursday:

Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford – Steak Night - $20 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink $17

Friday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Galley Diner, Daylesford - lunch - burger, fries or onion rings and a drink $17

Saturday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40

Sunday:

The Surly Goat - lunch special - two courses and a glass of wine - $40 Grange Bellinzona, Hepburn - two courses and glass of wine - $45 Frank & Connie's Kitchen, Hepburn - whatever comes out of the pot - $20

Happy Hours:

Daylesford Bowling Club has Happy Hour ‘n’ a half, from Monday to Thursday, from 4.30pm to 6pm. And Happy Hour on Friday, 6pm to 7pm.

Perfect Drop, Daylesford, also has a Happy Hour, Thursday to Monday, from 4pm to 6pm with $12 cocktails and $2 oysters.

Blue Bean Love Cafe, Hepburn has Happy Hours from Friday to Monday from 4pm to 6pm with $5 beer, wine or bubbles

Raffles:

Fundraising raffles for local organisations are held on Friday evenings at The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Trentham and the Old Hepburn Hotel, Hepburn.

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Violin Masterclass on offer

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Tastings Cellar Door & Food

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ELBOURNE Chamber Orchestra will host a Violin Masterclass for ELLINZONA in Hepburn Springs has opened a new onsite regional students who have attained at least Australian Music Examination wine hub, Tastings Cellar Door & Food.

The concept for a hub came with the strong support of Daylesford Board Grade 5 or equivalent – in preparation for a concert at Macedon Produce, local winemakers and producers.

Daylesford’s Christ Church on May 27.

The masterclass will be conducted by Elinor Lea who is the associate concertmaster of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. She joined the Australian String Quartet when she was 19 years old.

Elinor will also perform with Melba Quartet which is giving a concert after the masterclass featuring Schubert’s Death and the Maiden Quartet.

“I can still remember when I went to masterclasses as a child,” Elinor said. “I’ll never forget hearing a musician with a really good instrument demonstrate a piece that I had just played and thinking wow.

“We invite eligible young people to attend the masterclass where they will have a chance to perform in front of others, to listen to other young people play and to receive feedback. And to experience wow moments.

“The chance to perform in front of the public is something that many of us are uncomfortable with initially. Masterclasses are a safe way to practise and become comfortable playing in front of an audience.

“Students will get lots of feedback and an opportunity to listen to the comments that the other young players get. It is an incredible motivation for young people who love music.

“I look forward to meeting the kids in Daylesford, it will be lots of fun.”

To apply to be a student in the masterclass visit mco.org.au/. For information contact Mariese Shallard on mariese.shallard@mco.org.au or 9650 3365.

Visitors and locals will have the opportunity to sample exceptional wines from various producers and vintages from the region. The cellar door features local wines from Grange Group’s own vineyard Cleveland Estate and many other awardwinning/boutique wines and liquor including Rowanston on the Track, Hesket Estate, Knight's Granite Hills, and Herbal Lore.

Wines from the group’s sister property Balgownie Estate from Bendigo and the Yarra Valley are also on the menu.

The outlet provides a combination of a relaxing cellar door for wine tasting, and a casual dining experience, where customers can chill out and enjoy wood-fired pizza, local cheese plates, charcuterie and tasting platters.

Tastings serves local Moto Bean specialty coffee and Slow Tea. Visitors can also pick up local produce such as Des O’Toole's Honey, Pud Chocolates, Moto Bean coffee, Slow Tea and local produce sourced by Daylesford Hamper Company.

Tastings is open on Fridays from 2pm to 6pn and weekends from noon to 5pm.

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To market, to market, to buy some vintage wares

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OU can find everything you need at weekend markets, from fresh fruit and veg to handmade jewellery and wares, throughout the Central Highlands and surrounds. Here are just a few.

Daylesford Railway Market – every Sunday (pictured) Wesley Hill Market - every Saturday Daylesford Farmers’ Market – first Saturday Trentham Neighbourhood Centre Makers’ Market - first Saturday Golden Plains Farmers' Market - first Saturday Castlemaine Artists’ Market – first Sunday Kyneton Farmers’ Market - second Saturday Ballan Farmers' Market - second Saturday Kyneton Rotary Community Market – second Saturday Maldon Market – second Sunday Clunes Farmers’ Market - second Sunday Trentham Farmers’ Market and Makers’ Market - third Saturday Glenlyon Farmers’ Market – third Saturday Leonards Hill Market - third Saturday Creswick Market - third Saturday Talbot Farmers’ Market – third Sunday Woodend Lions Market - third Sunday Trentham Station Sunday Market - fourth Sunday Buninyong Village Market - fourth Sunday

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Third Saturday, 9am - 1pm

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Too good to miss The Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens' famed tuberous begonias (pictured right) are at their peak right now and it would be a shame to miss out on this year's glorious display.

Too few gardens are blessed with the conditions and facilities to successfully grow these regal members of the begonia family, so we are fortunate to be able to enjoy those at Wombat Hill.

It's a great credit to Hepburn Shire Council’s garden crew that our own compact conservatory display can, each year, rival those in the world-famous Ballarat Begonia Festival.

Legend has it that the annual Begonia Festival contest between Ballarat, Bendigo and Daylesford was abandoned some few years ago following a succession of wins by our home-grown entry.

Camellia apples – a strange new hybrid?

No, not really, although that would be a great plant for a compact garden. It's actually the fruit, or seed pod, of your ordinary garden variety of camellia. As if any flowering camellia could be considered ordinary.

Although it isn't a regular or common occurrence most varieties of camellia will, usually when mature, occasionally produce round, thick-skinned fruit. These are normally the size of a small apricot but the one I discovered growing on a huge old tree in an abandoned miner's cottage garden, pictured below right, was the size of a small apple.

I intend to keep an eye on it and try to catch it when it is just ripened and ready to split open to eject its single large round seed. I'll then have a try at growing a camellia from seed. I know this could be a bit like growing a bonsai. It can be a matter of up to 10 years before it flowers so it will be my grandchildren who will be the first to see the final result. Maybe you would like to give it a try as well?

Mature seeds are brown with a hard shell and an "eye" at one end. The fruit usually ripen in early to mid-autumn and can be harvested once the pod slits open. If possible, tie a small mesh bag or stocking over the pod to catch the seed. Otherwise you will have to pick it up from the ground. It should be moist for successful germination, so plant as soon as you can. If not, seal it in an airtight plastic bag and store it in the fridge. Or germinate it in a plastic bag with a handful of moist soil, then plant it out once you see a shoot.

Plant into a light, specially prepared seed-raising mix or make up your own with equal parts of sand, loam and fibrous compost, and place the pot in a shaded but warm spot. Naturally you will need to water regularly and not let the soil dry out.

Camellia seeds can take from one to several months to sprout, and they often produce roots before leaves, so it could seem like an eternity before you see any action above ground. Don't be too hasty in giving up on it.

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Ride Daylesford event

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N EXPECTED 2000 cyclists will Ride Daylesford in a new Victorian cycling event which supports Breast Cancer Network Australia and is presented by Sports Media and Entertainment 360.

Held on October 28, Ride Daylesford offers either a 146km, 63km or 33km recreational ride with sections that take participants through wineries, springs and rolling countryside of the Hepburn, Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander shires.

SME360 general manager Dallas O’Brien said Daylesford was an excellent destination for a new recreational bike ride in Victoria.

“Known as the ‘Wellness Region’ with its extensive spa and health focus and a huge variety of accommodation, it is a perfect match for a cycling event. We are excited about the possibilities of building this event into something big, as an annual event on the recreational riders calendar.

“We are also putting a special emphasis on attracting women to participate in this ride, and look forward to supporting the great work BCNA does by urging all participants to fundraise and support the many Australian women and men who are affected by Breast Cancer on a daily basis.”

BCNA Fundraising and Events head of development Rozalee Erceg said the charity was looking forward to the event.

“BCNA is thrilled to be the charity partner for Ride Daylesford. In 2017 alone, more than 17,000 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer and we see our partnership with Ride Daylesford as an unique opportunity for partners, family and friends along with corporate teams and cycling enthusiasts to help raise funds to support Australians affected by breast cancer” she said.

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Anzac Day Services Lest We Forget

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6.30am (6am assemble) - Dawn Service and Gunfire Breakfast at Daylesford Cenotaph and RSL. 8.30am - Hepburn Service. 9am - Eganstown.

10.30am - (10am assemble) Daylesford Cenotaph.

Creswick-Smeaton RSL 6am - Dawn Service, Cenotaph, Albert St. Creswick. The 8/7th Regiment will provide the Catafalque Party. 6.30am - Gunfire Breakfast, Creswick Town Hall. 9am - Wreath Laying, Soldier’s Section, Creswick Cemetery. 9.15am - Wreath Laying, Kingston Avenue of Honour Memorial. 10.15am - Assemble near Splash Park, Albert Street for ANZAC March. 10.30am - March Step Off, Splash Park, Albert Street. 10.45am - Remembrance Service, Cenotaph, Creswick. 12pm – 6pm - 2 UP, American Hotel, Creswick. 2pm - Creswick Brass Band. Salute to the Anzacs Concert, Creswick Town Hall.

Woodend RSL The Anzac Day ceremony will be held on April 25 and the arrangements remain similar to last year. The Dawn Service at the Memorial Cross at Mt Macedon commences at 6am. Free buses will depart the Woodend Train Station at 4.30am.

A Gunfire Breakfast provided by the Women’s Auxiliary will be available at the RSL Hall when the buses return (gold coin donation).

The Anzac Day March starts at 11.30am from High Street East (near Brooke St) with a service at 11.45am at the RSL Hall in Anslow Street. All are welcome to attend the service. Any queries to 5427 3122.

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1 Gordon 2 Beaufort 3 Springbank 4 Waubra 5 Clunes 6 Hepburn 7 Creswick 8 Bungaree 9 Buninyong 10 Learmonth 11 Skipton 12 Daylesford

13 Rokewood Corindhap 14 Newlyn

15 Carngham Linton 16 Dunnstown 17 Ballan 18 Smythesdale

8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

Malone Cup results Daylesford 10.14-74 d Hepburn 10.8-68 (Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League results in the next edition.)

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Poppies helping in mental health battles

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RENTHAM'S Ron Davis has presented a Battlefield Blue Poppy, framed by Kyneton Framesmiths, to beyondblue chairman and former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett.

Ron, pictured right, said over the past four years he had been collecting bullets from a nearby historical military rifle range dating back to 1906 used by the Light Horse Regiment, Cadets and the Voluntary Defence Corp.

"The lead cores from the 303 bullets have been melted down and recycled into beautiful numbered open edition Battlefield Blue Poppies that come with a touching poem that I myself have written regarding soldiers of war.

"This project is representing and making awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression on the battlefield within. The battlefield can be any industry supporting police, CFA, our service men and women, ambulance and all community members."

Battlefield Poppies A field of poppies gently blow Before any war of friend or foe.

And when the rifles unleashed their lead Brothers on both sides lay damaged and bled.

For when our heroes lay in pain Hands reach to be helped and healed to fight again But not a war for themselves With many life struggles and often no help.

As our Battlefield Poppies sit quietly, Speaking none.

Touching their hearts, their badge They watch the rising sun.

By Ron Davis

Easter Services around the Central Highlands Anglican Holy Week

Wednesday, April 12 - 10am Holy Communion. Maundy Thursday, April 13 - 7pm Commemoration of the Last Supper. Washing of Feet and stripping of the Altars. Good Friday, April 14 - 10am Good Friday liturgy and Communion. Easter Sunday, April 16 - 10am Lighting of the new fire, blessing of the Paschal Candle, baptism and Easter Eucharist, followed by champagne and chocolate cake and the Easter egg hunt.

Catholic Easter Masses for Daylesford and Creswick

Holy Thursday - Mass of the Last Supper 7pm at St Augustine's Creswick.

Good Friday - Prayer Service 3pm at Daylesford and Creswick. Easter Saturday Vigil - 7.30pm St Augustine's at Creswick. Easter Sunday Mass 8.45am at Creswick, 10.30am at Daylesford.

Kyneton Parish

The Combined Christian Churches (Trentham) will hold a “Walk of Witness” on Good Friday from 10am. Everyone is warmly invited to meet at the St Mary Magdalen Church. The Combined Christian Churches (Kyneton) will hold a “Walk of Witness” on Good Friday at 10.30am at OLR Church grounds. Reconciliation - Tuesday, April 11, 7pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (2nd Rite) (Trentham).

Wednesday, April 12, 7.30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (2nd Rite) Kyneton.

Holy Thursday - 7.30pm Mass of the Last Supper (Kyneton). Good Friday - 10am Walk of Witness: Combined Churches of Trentham; 10.30am Walk of Witness: Combined Churches of Kyneton; 3pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Kyneton).

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass - 8pm (Kyneton). Easter Sunday Masses - 8.30am St. Mary Magdalen’s, Trentham. 9am St. Malachy’s, Blackwood, 10.30am Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton.

St Ambrose Parish, Woodend

April 11, 7.30pm Tuesday in Holy Week - Parish Penitential Service. April 13, 7.30pm Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper and procession of the Blessed Sacrament to Altar of Repose. April 14, Good Friday, St Ambrose Church - 10am Stations of the Cross, 11am - Ecumenical Stations of the Cross, 3pm - Celebration of the Lord's Passion. April 15, 7.30pm - Easter Saturday - Easter Vigil Mass. April 16, 10am - Easter Sunday - Mass, Renewal of Baptismal Promises.

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T MAY be all about women’s footy in 2017, but 70 years ago a combined women’s team from the Daylesford Woollen & Worsted Mill and the Daytex Mill pitted themselves against the women from the Castlemaine Woollen Mill.

Among the players were a young Irene Malone (nee Scheggia), pictured right, and Averil Winduss (nee Stevens), pictured left. At the match held in Castlemaine, with a crowd of 2000, Irene was voted one of the best players on the ground.

Read Heather Mutimer’s story on our original women footballers on pages 14 and 15.